People v. Estrada CA4/2

FACTS

A. The Evidence of Molestation

Defendant and appellant, Andrew Estrada, molested his young daughter (identified

in court proceedings as Jane Doe) repeatedly for years.1 Once or twice a week over five

years, Estrada would isolate Doe and touch her vagina. Doe said she “was probably in 1st

grade” when the sexual abuse started, and it ended when she was 13 or 14 years old. The

family moved to California in July 2014. Estrada briefly stopped molesting her while

they lived with his sister and her family, but resumed when they moved into their own

apartment in Murietta in late July or early August 2014. After that, he molested her once

or twice a week until 2016, when he stopped “he said because I got older.”

Doe said Estrada would have her drink a lot of water during the day and prevent

her from using the restroom. He would make sure her siblings were in their own rooms

and take Doe into his bedroom. He would put towels down, have Doe sit on top of his

stomach, straddling him, and then urinate. Sometimes he would touch her clitoris while

1 The trial court granted a motion to keep Jane Doe’s identity confidential.

2 she urinated. Doe said Estrada was rough and…